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Saturday, November 07, 2009 5:23 PM

Nigeria

Type: Country
Name: Nigeria
population: 156,468,608
First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 9 Documents
Lagos State - Click to view 360-page
Lagos State
Swine Flu - No Cause for Alarm, Say Lagos, Nema
Nigeria: Olasunkanmi Akoni, Chioma Obinna and Emma OvuakporieThe Lagos State Government and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have assured Nigerians not to panic over the newly reported outbreak of H1N1 popularly known as Swine flu as there ... [AllAfrica.com - 11/05/2009]
First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11 hours ago - 3 Documents
Shekarau conferred first ever Sardauna of Kano... Courtesy Emir Bayero
THE Emir of Kano, Alhaji (Dr.) Ado Bayero has conferred on Kano state governor, Malam (Dr.) Ibrahim Shekarau the title of Sardaunan Kano for the first time ever in the ancient city, with immediate effect.According to a press release signed by Sule Ya’u ... [Daily Triumph - 11 hours ago]
First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 10 Documents (in Corporate Deals)
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation - Click to view 360-page
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
China dangles open cheque book at Africa
CAPTION : A labourer walks in front a poster at the construction site of Africa pavilion at the 2010 World Expo site in Shanghai, November 3, 2009 Picture taken November 3, 2009. REUTERS/ China has dangled a near open cheque book to Africa’s major oil ... [Business Day - 11/06/2009]
First Reported 5 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 3 Documents
Nafdac Procures Device to Detect Fake Drugs
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), yesterday joined the global effort in the use of a cutting-edge technology to fight counterfeiting in Nigeria.The technology, a handheld device called Truscan would be used at ... [RBC Dain Rauscher - 2 hours ago]
First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 4 Documents
Nigeria: Eaglets Massacre New Zealand 5-0
Lagos Nigeria's Golden Eaglets last night regaled with flourish at the Abuja National Stadium where they ripped apart New Zealand 5-0 to set up a quarter final fixture against South Korea on Monday in Calabar.In a one sided best of 16 match played before ... [AllAfrica.com - 11/06/2009]
First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 4 Documents
Sharia law breeds frustration
Kano - A decade after Nigeria's predominantly Muslim north re-introduced strict Islamic Sharia law, the fervour has fizzled while disillusionment is becoming more strident about its patchy application.Out of Nigeria's 36 states, 12 re-adopted a strict ... [News24.com - 11/05/2009]
Entities: Shariah Law, Nigeria, Kano
First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 10 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
United Nations - Click to view 360-page
United Nations
Nigeria: UN honours Nigeria Police
The United Nations recently honoured 120 Nigerian police officers for their exceptional performance in Liberia. At a well-attended ceremony in Monrovia, they were adorned with medals for their 'meritorious' service in helping to restore peace to that ... [Africa Today - 10 hours ago]
First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 8 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Nigeria: African Media Urged to Embrace Digital Revolution
Lagos African media leaders ended their meeting in Lagos yesterday with a call on owners and operators of media organisations to embrace the digital revolution for seamless information dissemination on the continent.The media practitioners under the umbrella ... [AllAfrica.com - 8 hours ago]
First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 2 Documents
DJ Southwest Nigeria Graded Cocoa Still Unchanged On Week -Buyers
Graded cocoa prices in southwestern Nigeria remained unchanged at 470,000-480,000 naira ($3,112-$3,178) a metric ton for the second consecutive week, buyers said Friday.A buyer in Akure, capital of Ondo state, the largest cocoa producer in Nigeria, said ... [Individual.com - 20 hours ago]
First Reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 2 Documents
'Contrary To Some Opinions, Nothing Went Wrong With The 2009 Edition'
WE always knew that the Nigeria Prize for Literature and The Nigeria Prize for Science would be successful projects, says Ifeanyi Igwebike Mbanefo, Manager, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs of Nigeria LNG Limited, but NLNG had no inkling as ... [Nigeria Guardian - 6 hours ago]
First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 3 Documents
Nigeria: N75 Million Fraud - National Assembly Canvasses Sale of Refineries
FOLLOWING the allegation of fraud levelled against the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) over products importation and storage in private depots, the National Assembly yesterday charged President UmaruYar'Adua to remove the embargo placed ... [AllAfrica.com - 11/06/2009]
First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 3 Documents (in Environment)
Tackling Climate Change [editorial]
THE recent call by former Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Kofi Annan, for global cooperation to avert the catastrophic consequences of climate change ought to be heeded by Nigeria as the country falls within the category of vulnerable and ... [Individual.com - 11/06/2009]

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...'He however stated that the NAFDAC staff will soon be trained on its use and that the agency was also deploying "a text messaging technology to put the power of detection of counterfeits in the hands of Nigerian consumers thereby enlisting the entire Nigerian public in the war against counterfeiting" .This, Orhii said, would help detect counterfeit medicines in pharmaceutical outlets while covering the scope of its responsibility to safeguard the...
Nafdac Procures Device to Detect Fake Drugs [RBC Dain Rauscher - 2 hours ago]
...If they were to be fair, they rather should have given it to ANA. But they are not sincere. What has Nigeria ` "Academy of Letter done to develop literature. They have not developed new writers. You don't see Nigeria Academy of as people who are serving as editor or critic of new Nigerian writing? They are not doing all the things that should guide Nigerian writing. So if you want to commit that fund properly, it should be for the AssociationAssociation of Nigerian Authors that has several prizes for Nigerian writing. With all its imperfection, it is the only consistent organization committed to the development of literature in Nigeria. Tools © 2003 - 2009 @ Guardian Newspapers Limited (All Rights Reserved). Powered by LTD®"
...'The Organisers Don't Have Respect For Nigerian Writers' [Nigeria Guardian - 6 hours ago]

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Nigerian gas company looking to hire, train dis... [MarketWatch - 1 hour ago]
Oil Spills into S.F. Bay South of Bay Bridge [Pacific Environment - 1 hour ago]
MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD: EU SHOULD ASK TURKEY TO BE... [Armtown.com - 2 hours ago]
Intoducing myself [TechSpot - 2 hours ago]
Nafdac Procures Device to Detect Fake Drugs [RBC Dain Rauscher - 2 hours ago]
Paperback [Washington Post - 3 hours ago]
Sell the Vatican. Feed the world? [National Catholic Reporter - 3 hours ago]
I can stand alone [Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday - 3 hours ago]
Nafdac Procures Device to Detect Fake Drugs [Individual.com - 3 hours ago]
Nigeria's Afrijet transitions to ATR [Routes Online - 4 hours ago]
Nigeria woos foreign investors to explore trade... [RBC Dain Rauscher - 4 hours ago]
TUC cautions against bogus oil training institu... [Ghana Review International - 5 hours ago]
PM (Civil Works), West Africa [CN+ - 5 hours ago]
Nigeria: Govt Procures Device to Detect Fake Drugs [AllAfrica.com - 5 hours ago]
Leading gas producers to meet in Qatar [Steel Guru - 6 hours ago]
Anambra: No Kudos For PDP's Theatre Of Politica... [Nigeria Guardian - 6 hours ago]
'Both The Leadership And Followership Are To Bl... [Nigeria Guardian - 6 hours ago]
'I Murdered Her Husband To Marry Her' (1) [Nigeria Guardian - 6 hours ago]
...'The Organisers Don't Have Respect For Niger... [Nigeria Guardian - 6 hours ago]
'I Fall For Her, But Can't Trust Her' [Nigeria Guardian - 6 hours ago]
Melody Walker Delivers Wazobia Love Medicine [Nigeria Guardian - 6 hours ago]
Ebenzer Obey Dispels Rumours Of Returning To Stage [Nigeria Guardian - 6 hours ago]
MC Folly Sets New Agenda For Musi-Comedy [Nigeria Guardian - 6 hours ago]
Three Decades Of World Tourism [Nigeria Guardian - 6 hours ago]
A Case For Value Re-Orientation In Nigeria [Nigeria Guardian - 6 hours ago]
'Selfishness, Greed And Corruption Bane Of Nige... [Nigeria Guardian - 6 hours ago]
Uneasy Calm Reigns In Nigeria's Pharmaceutical ... [Nigeria Guardian - 6 hours ago]
Fury Of The River: Day Canoe Mishap Caused Sorr... [Nigeria Guardian - 6 hours ago]
'Anambra Is Merely A Singsong Of Failed Nationa... [Nigeria Guardian - 6 hours ago]
Igbo Adighi Nma Bu Anambra [Nigeria Guardian - 6 hours ago]
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In Focus
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Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Hillary Clinton, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, [more]
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Pfizer Inc, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Chevron Corp, [more]
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Movement for the Emancipation of the ..., Lagos State, United Nations, [more]
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Niger Delta, Corruption, Petroleum, [more]
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Lagos (Nigeria), Abuja (Nigeria), Kano, [more]
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China, United States, Ghana, [more]
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Internet & IT, Civil Unrest, Oil, [more]
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Energy, IT, Media & Advertising, [more]
AllAfrica.com, Nigeria Guardian, Individual.com, [more]
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Blogs

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Modiba: FELA! Pumps New Life Into the Legacy of... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 18 hours ago]
This is HuffPost World's regular feature that highlights interesting musicians and musical trends around the world. Know of a great musician doing ...
Derek Beres: Global Beat Fusion: Norah Jones an... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 21 hours ago]
It was shortly after 9/11 that I first saw Norah Jones perform. I went predominantly because my roommate was a jazz musician, and I was being sold on a ...
Yvette Kantrow: Wheel of fortune [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 22 hours ago]
So Fortune magazine is cutting back its issues to 18 from 25. But don't panic. According to The Wall Street Journal, the new Fortune "will become more ...
Louisville Meet Up Lights Up Ali Center [Beyond Search - 11/05/2009]
ArnoldIT.com’s TheSeed2020 meet up for women- and minority-owned businesses was a hit. The event, held at the Muhammad Ali Center in downtown Louisville, Kentucky ...
Chile, Singapore among most transparent SWFs [Global Investing - 11/05/2009]
Chile, UAE, Singapore, Azerbaijan, Ireland and Norway claim top rankings on the latest transparency index, published by SWF Institute. At the bottom of the ranking ...
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Audio/Video

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Dozens die in Nigeria tanker crash [Reuters Video: Top News - 10/11/2009]
Nigeria bank governor's plans [Reuters Video: Business - 08/28/2009]
Nigeria gunmen surrender weapons [Reuters Video: Top News - 08/25/2009]
Nigeria's Nollywood films [Reuters Video: Entertainment - 08/08/2009]
Rebel leader dies in custody [Reuters Video: Top News - 07/31/2009]
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